The epidemiology of dengue outbreaks in 2016 and 2017 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Abstract

This study complements data from other, simultaneously conducted surveillance efforts, and indicates that the dengue disease burden might be underestimated in sub-Saharan African nations. Dengue surveillance should be enhanced in African settings to determine the burden more accurately, and accelerated efforts towards a dengue vaccine should be put in place.